Immigration - to settle into a country not native to your own
Migration - moving from one country to another
Ellis Island - Upper Island in New York and chief immigration station from 1892 - 1943
Angel Island - island in San Francisco Bay used for mainly Asian immigrants from 1910 - 1940
Assimilation - process of a minority adopting the native culture and customs
Political Asylum - a person being prosecuted can be protected by their foreign country
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Refugee - a person who flees due to danger, political prosecution, or war
Alien - a person who is not a citizen of the country in which he or she lives
Citizen - a native or maturalized member of the state or nation
Ethnic Groups - people of the same race, religion, or nationality or share the same culture
Vocabulary:
Immigration - to settle into a country not native to your ownMigration - moving from one country to another
Ellis Island - Upper Island in New York and chief immigration station from 1892 - 1943
Angel Island - island in San Francisco Bay used for mainly Asian immigrants from 1910 - 1940
Assimilation - process of a minority adopting the native culture and customs
Political Asylum - a person being prosecuted can be protected by their foreign country
Tenant Building -
Refugee - a person who flees due to danger, political prosecution, or war
Alien - a person who is not a citizen of the country in which he or she lives
Citizen - a native or maturalized member of the state or nation
Ethnic Groups - people of the same race, religion, or nationality or share the same culture